The pair worked together on the Ms O'Callaghan case in Swindon 10 years ago. But criminal defence barrister Sebastian Gardiner said their must be a way to ensure "police powers are not abused". The ITV drama is based on the controversial true story of how a detective caught a serial killer. They left her vulnerable to monsters like Halliwell.. "You've got to go back to the basic role of a police officer. On claims from critics and former colleagues that Fulcher's behaviour was "arrogant", Freeman asserted that ultimately his motive was well-intentioned and justifiable. Steve Fulcher, 54, resigned from Wiltshire Police in 2014, Christopher Halliwell is serving two life sentences for the murders, Ms O'Callaghan's disappearance sparked a huge manhunt, Fulcher was played by Martin Freeman in ITV's 'The Confession', Fulcher is backing Mike Rees (right) for the role of PCC in Wiltshire. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. I had to let her go. The press could be relentless, he warned; just look at the innocent Christopher Jefferies, who had become a front-page punchbag after the Joanna Yeates murder a couple of months before. In January 2014, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found Fulcher guilty of gross misconduct for breaches of PACE and ignoring force orders. He should also have reiterated the fact that Halliwell had the right to speak to a solicitor. He knew that Sian was dead, which meant that his argument regarding preservation of life was no longer relevant. An official report into a formal complaint about how her case was handled is still pending. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Relationship with Riley explained, {{#media.media_details}} {{#media.focal_point}}. It tells the story of22-year-old Sian OCallaghan who went missing in Swindon in 2011 after leaving a nightclub to walk to her boyfriend's house. She hated what it was doing to her, to me, to everyone. Judge Mrs Justice Fox has regarded the confession evidence as inadmissible as Fulcher had failed to caution Halliwell and denied him access to a solicitor at the time he had confessed. Fulcher didnt think so and when Halliwell was seen under surveillance buying an overdose-quantity of pills on the morning of 24 March, he ordered his arrest. A nice girl who had never been in trouble, her disappearance was immediately deemed out of character, and police acted quickly. Instead, seeing a window of opportunity, hed driven him to the field where Halliwell claimed another body would be found. In the final episode, Steve Fulcher (played by Martin Freeman) will face a displinary hearing over his conduct in the case of Sian . For other inquiries, Contact Us. The drama follows Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher as he and Wiltshire Police search for the killer of 22-year-old Sian OCallaghan who was murdered back in March 2011. "We interviewed over 100 prostitutes working in the Swindon area and found several of them to have had near misses with Halliwell taking them to Savernake Forest. Something went wrong, please try again later. What happened to him? But, even as Halliwell was leading Fulcher to where he had dumped the body of Sian OCallaghan and then to a field where in 2003 he had buried Becky Godden, a 20-year-old sex worker, the policeman knew there was trouble ahead. "The tragedy for me is that, quite clearly - and it's not my romanticism - quite clearly there are other victims. Rather than question Halliwell under caution at a police station, Steve decided to grill the cabbie at the Wiltshire beauty spot, without any legal representation and with nothing on tape. So far, so police procedural. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Afterwards, I know everyone was asking how a clever girl from a loving family could end up as a sex worker, in a shallow grave in a field, and Ive asked that question myself a million times. We were never going to be able to give Becky the wedding she would have wanted, but I wanted her funeral to reflect that side of her. When DS Steve Fulcher arrested Christopher Halliwell over the disappearance of 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan, it was the start of his own downfall. and my conclusion was no, that was patently absurd in my opinion.. But this time there was silence.. Paul Andrew Williams, who directed A Confession told press in London, including Express.co.uk: You can really sort of see the damage that has been done to him and sort of observing him you can see. Steve Fulcher has also written a book detailing his thoughts on the Sian OCallaghan and Becky Godden-Edwards case titled Catching a Serial Killer which is available on Amazon. I'm not a expert in Pace but I'm a person and I'm alive and I can't think of what else he should have done," he ruminated. What we do know, however, is that ITVs A Confession continues with the series third episode on September 16th at 9pm on ITV. "I had people phoning me to offer me a job and when they do due diligence, which only consists of Googling me at the end of the day, not unreasonably they say: 'Look, I'm sorry, but we're not going to take this on. ", We pay for your stories! In court, Halliwells barrister, Richard Latham QC, argued that Fulcher had gone back to the 70s style of policing. He used to drive to work in a gunmetal grey Alfa Romeo Spider with a flashy red leather interior. , updated Jeff Pope explained: As the series unfolds, what becomes clear is that it comes down to a court case and a judge has to decide whether or not to allow the confession evidence and I think that judges ruling was erroneous in my opinion and ultimately there is a second trial and the second judge disagrees with the first judge so it is complicated and takes a huge toll on his family life but in-between those two judgements, he [Fulcher] lost his career. Halliwell claimed that Fulcher had threatened his family, and that his confession was elicited under duress. PACE stands for the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which applies only in England and Wales. Karens dogged campaign to bring Halliwell to justice turned into one of the most astonishing sagas in British legal history. When tracking her mobile phone, Fulcher's team. But Fulcher breaches police procedure to ensure that justice prevails. After all, couldnt he have just picked up and dropped her off as he did with paying fares dozens of times every day? The blunder saw Halliwell charged with the murder of 22-year-old Sian OCallaghan in May 2012 but not convicted for Becky's killing. Halliwell was not charged over her death, but was. More info. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. That man is a hero. it's pretty hard to answer. CCTV footage showed her getting into a cab of local man Halliwell. As seen in the third episode of the ITV series, Fulcher refused Halliwells requests to take him immediately to a police station. You can unsubscribe at any time. Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher was put on the case and his team scoured CCTV in the area to find her leaving the nightclub at 2.52am. Karen searched, of course. "It's one of the times I nearly broke a little bit, and you have to let happen whatever happens "It was Fulcher's fall from grace really that interested me. In 2014, the Independent Police Complaints Commission described his actions as catastrophic and he was found guilty of gross misconduct. I personally have not found him arrogant but I don't know him, I met him for a very short amount of time.". "It's very upsetting to be on the receiving end of that [scene]," the Sherlock star recalled. Beyond his personal circumstances, though, Fulcher is furious about what he sees as regrettable and avoidable problems with British policing. Ive more commendations than you can shake a large stick at., This bears out: Fulcher had received three crown court recommendations and one chief constables commendation; there had been no previous findings of misconduct. The manner in which Steve gained Halliwells confessions breached police procedure by failing to caution him and denying access to a solicitor. In fact, they were the only things to do: Steve Fulcher. After the killer confessed to Sian's murder and led officers to where her body was - he voluntarily asked: "Do you want another one?". Under the PACE code of practice (relating to The Police And Criminal Evidence Act of 1984), DS Fulcher should have taken Halliwell straight back to the police station as soon as he confessed to Beckys murder. Steve Fulcher caught serial killer Christopher Halliwell then resigned from the force as his methods came under question. Why would this not be the biggest, most protracted, most vigorous investigation in the history of British policing? he exclaims. "He was in a relationship and had two daughters and a son, so he wasn't an obvious suspect," explains Steve, who caught Halliwell behaving oddly. Fortunes turned sour for Fulcher in 2014. But it was ruled that he should have cautioned the then-suspect under PACE, which he knowingly failed to do. Rees, who is standing as an independent, is aiming to tackle the perceived 'watering-down' of his local force due to austerity. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. "It didn't need to be this way. Fulcher resigned in 2014 and quickly moved into conflict resolution, working to reform police forces in places such as Somalia and Libya. Life lost: Sian OCallaghan, 22, was murdered by Christopher Halliwell in 2011. Karen last saw her daughter in 2002, on that day theyd been in court. If it hadnt been for DS Fulcher, Becky would still be in that field, and I would not know if my daughter was alive or dead.. The act was introduced following the 1981 Brixton riots and the Scarman Report, 1981 which recommended changes in police training, law enforcement and the recruitment of more ethnic minorities. The evidence Fulcher obtained about Becky Godden's disappearance was ruled inadmissible in court. Its really interesting to be with him to just sort of see and try and understand how ones life can be f****** destroyed by something like this. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The ITV drama started on Monday, September 2, 2019. Our bond had the flavour now of mutual assured destruction, writes Fulcher in his new book, Catching a Serial Killer. It doesnt even sound true. Channel 4 During the investigation, a. But she never made it home, and her body was found five days later near Uffington, Oxfordshire. That's my disappointment with the thing.". Not only did they agree, they offered her a table in the foyer, so moved were they by her story. This, he felt, was the directive of Article 2 of the Human Rights Act: the victims life came first. Mug shot: Christopher Halliwell had evaded police scrutiny for decades. Quite the opposite the two remain close to this day. Following on the success ofManhunt, A Confession is another crime drama which deals with a real-life case. Any mother would. He said: "I'm still bitter and angry - nothing's changed. The newsletter is emailed out first thing every morning, at 12noon and every evening. Much of Steve's discourse following the events of the investigation focuses on both the need to review PACE and his belief that there were other victims. DS Steve Fulcher, played by Martin Freeman in A Confession, resigned from the police after being found guilty of gross misconduct in the Christopher Halliwell case There was enough evidence to link. STEVE Fulcher was a detective who uncovered the crimes of a twisted double murderer before resigning from the force. The families of his missing victims, Sian and another girl Becky Godden-Edwards, were given some closure after their tragic deaths. 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